After all, who lost whom: broken glass

Chapter 2 The Queen's Death (2)
——Prince Pingjun is a person who has been criticized a lot in the harem. When Rong Yu was still a maid in Lanling Palace, people often heard people mention how careless he was, how ignorant of etiquette, how domineering, and how he did not know how to restrain himself in front of the emperor. And how heartless, the empress tried her best to keep his lineage of the Liu family, but he never came to the Lanling Palace to thank him—this is true, Rong Yu has been a maid in the Lanling Palace for two years, and the Pingjun King beat him to death. There are passers-by outside the Lanling Palace, but I have never stepped into the gate of the Lanling Palace. If the queen hadn't passed away, I'm afraid he might not even know which way the gate of the Lanling Palace opens.

Rong Yu stood far away under the curtain, half in the shadow and half in the candlelight, his face flickering.

"Are you the one from Cuihuju?" The king of Pingjun was only a young man, and because of his family background, he was not released to be a king. He didn't have much experience, but he still had some power when he spoke.

Rong Yu lowered his eyebrows and said slowly: "The queen is finally gone, the county king must take care of himself."

The corner of King Pingjun's mouth twitched, before he even opened his mouth, there was some sarcasm in his mouth: "The empress is gone, and your time in Cuihu may not be long."

Every owner of Cuihuju was extremely favored by the emperor, but each one ended up in the same end, this is a well-known secret in the palace.Rong Yu answered him calmly: "The king of the county speaks seriously, although the concubine is no longer honored and favored, this life can still be saved."

The smile on Prince Ping's lips froze, and he didn't answer.

The air became heavy and quiet, even the drop of a needle would be earth-shattering, not to mention the footsteps.Rong Yu and Prince Ping glanced at each other, they both knew it was unexpected.After Rong Yu dodged and hid in the curtain, he was able to calm down when he heard Prince Ping's voice from outside: "I have seen Your Majesty."

Did the emperor come here in person? It seems that although the emperor is unwilling to enter the Lanling Palace on the surface, he still has a little concern in his heart.Rong Yu held down his beating heart and looked through the gap. The yellowish candle shone on Xin Yu's face, and it flickered for a long time before he said: "Everyone go down."

Someone bowed and said "yes", it was Eunuch Xu's voice, he probably hasn't told the emperor about Rong Yu, maybe it's because the mother of the country died for the first time, there is no owner in the sixth palace, and everything is in chaos.

Another burst of footsteps, light and heavy, all went away.

The mourning hall fell silent again, heavier than before, and the pressure made people's teeth ache.

Prince Pingjun was young and couldn't bear it any longer. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

Xin Yu caressed the dark agarwood coffin with his hand, inch by inch, and Rong Yu saw the slight pulsating veins on his slender fingers, "There is no one else, Luoer, you don't have to pretend to be so hard."

"Your Majesty's words, I don't understand." Pingjun Wang Liu Luo pursed her thin lips, and when she looked at it from Rong Yu's angle, the color was quite stubborn, like a man, very like...very like.

Xin Yu lowered his voice, as if he was gritting his teeth, "I will let you understand." While speaking, he exerted force on his hand, "click", and the coffin lid was quickly pushed out.

"Your Majesty—" Prince Ping exclaimed.

What's in the coffin!Countless thoughts ran through Rong Yu's mind, but he still couldn't figure out what could make that rebellious young man lose his composure.

The candlelight hit the lid of the coffin, which was gloomy white.

"A court lady can see through the strangeness, how can you not be suspicious!"

"Grand... girl?" Prince Ping raised his head, with sweat dripping from his forehead.

Rong Yu watched from a distance, his body was also hot and cold, maid, who?What's so strange about the queen's death?
"Don't worry, I've already been executed." Xin Yu's voice softened, "Luo Er, after your aunt goes, you will only have me as a relative. Do you have anything else to hide from me?"

King Pingjun knelt down, "I'm guilty—but just as your Majesty said, my aunt's disappearance is so bizarre, I really can't let it go!" Even though he confessed his guilt, he was still very unruly. Don't you want to find out the truth?" Prince Ping asked forcefully, his eyebrows raised again.

Rong Yu thought quietly, with the emperor's temperament, he could be extinct from the Lanling Palace for three years because of the Liu family's loss of power, why would he have to endure the peace of the county king?Why!
He would have had a thousand reasons for killing him.

"I'm afraid that's not what you want to know." Xin Yu looked at Prince Ping calmly, "Luoer, you are so impulsive and reckless in front of me, just to make me think you are rough-tempered and not good enough, so I won't kill you. Take your life, go to win the world to be magnanimous, isn't it?"

After a pause, he shook his head again, "Don't worry, I won't kill you, you don't have to pretend to be so hard all the time."

King Pingjun stood there with his eyebrows lowered, it was clearly the same person, but his expression clearly changed a bit—the empress was right, King Pingjun was the one who could save her life, Rong Yu thought: there is such a twists and turns to save her life Method... The human heart is really as deep and unfathomable as the sea.Rong Yu thought silently.

Xin Yu stood with his hands behind his back, and slowly said something: "You entered the palace when you were young, and I took you to live in Cuihu Lake. Concubine Luan played with me and pretended to be a court lady. I asked you if you could recognize it, and you just Refers to Concubine Luan, I ask you why, you answer, she is the only one who dares to look me in the eye. A seven-year-old child is already as alert as this, Luoer, how do you teach me to believe that King Pingjun is a muddlehead who doesn't understand the world? I see you When you grow up, if you want to kill you, nine lives are not enough for you." Prince Ping reached into the coffin, and took out a thin, shiny thing, which Rong Yu saw clearly, it was a silver needle. "If you want to know anything, I'll ask it together today, and I'll make an exception for you—it won't be possible to find out like this."

Silver Needle!Could it be used to test poison?Rong Yu clenched his hands into fists and blocked his mouth. How dare the king of Pingjun tamper with the empress's phoenix body, really... really daring!

Prince Ping looked at Xin Yu for a long time, "How many questions does Your Majesty plan to answer Luo Er?"

Xin Yu paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, went to the front of the coffin, and tapped three times with his fingers.

"Can your majesty tell me whether the empress and my concubine died from the same poison?"

"Yes." Xin Yu's blunt answer surprised Rong Yu again. It turned out that the queen died of poison as King Pingjun had speculated...It turned out that King Pingjun's mother and concubine, Princess Pingliu, also died of poison...Rong Yu didn't Having seen Princess Pingliu, the emperor lightly mentioned that he would give Princess Pingliu a concubine, but in the end, nothing happened.

The biggest movement was the year before last, when the imperial court signed a truce with the state of Jing in the northwest. To show its sincerity, the state of Jing specially sent Princess Jinzhu to marry her. At that time, Princess Jinzhu temporarily lived in Qiyun Palace. She is the emperor's favorite concubine, she came to visit once or twice under the banner of greeting her, she was very beautiful, she was amazingly beautiful, she also showed a very disdainful look towards Rong Yu.Rong Yu was a little worried, and asked Xin Yu several times politely, saying yes: "Princess Jin Zhu has the color of sinking fish, does your Majesty intend to keep her in the palace?" On the other hand, what is obvious is praise, but it actually hides the edge.

At that time Xin Yu just laughed, Yu Ruyi in his hand reflected the pair of eyes, which were as dark as a moonless night.But Rong Yu could tell that he was not in a bad mood.He asked her: "Then Princess Jin Zhu is really unparalleled in beauty?" Rong Yu replied: "That's natural, Rong'er has never seen such a beautiful woman."

"How is it compared to the queen?"

Rong Yu thought about it for a while and said, "The empress is so dignified and impeccable, but Princess Jinzhu... probably is naturally charming, Rong'er can't describe it."

Xin Yu showed joy, and murmured: "There really is such a stunning woman."

After hearing this, Rong Yu's heart sank to the bottom, thinking that the three thousand favorites would change hands from now on.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Xin Yu sent a message to King Pingliu to come - that was the first and last time Rong Yu saw the only king with a different surname in this dynasty. The queen's beauty is the beauty of a woman, while the beauty of King Pingliu is a man's handsome, slender, majestic, tall and tall like a pine tree. In contrast, Xin Yu is as frosty and gentle as a virgin. Lost text is weak.

Xin Yu said to him: "Jing Guo intends to make friends with our court, and sent Princess Jinzhu to make a marriage. With things on my mind, it's rare that Princess Jinzhu is very beautiful and virtuous, and it's a match made in heaven to match Brother Wang. What do you think, Brother Wang?"

King Pingliu showed a sullen look on his face, and he refused: "Your Majesty's kindness, I appreciate it! I have a deep love for my deceased wife, and I really have no intention of remarrying. Even if the princess is as beautiful as a fairy, I can only live up to it. Your Majesty wants to punish you, and I have no intention of remarrying." I am also willing to accept the crime, if there is nothing else, Rong Chen will retire first!"

After saying that, he strode away, leaving the whole hall stunned.

Xin Yu was not annoyed, but said: "Pingliu Wang is deeply affectionate, and I can't match it." He sighed faintly.The queen, who always cherishes words like gold, said instead: "My brother, why is he so stupid!" In the end, she gave Princess Jin Zhu to Lord Rui to fill in the house.

Such an infatuated King Pingliu, if Princess Pingliu really died strangely, why wouldn't he find out?

In a second thought, King Pingjun asked again: "Why didn't the minister's father ever visit the queen when he entered the palace?"

Xin Yu changed his color slightly, "Your father suspects that the empress killed your mother and concubine, and he has always kept it in his heart, so he never went to the palace to visit the empress."

Rong Yu didn't expect to hear such court secrets, he was both shocked and fearful, for tonight's incident, if he casually revealed a sentence or a half, it would be enough for the nine clans to copy and chop.I thought again, could it be that the Queen really did it?Otherwise, King Yi Pingliu is so affectionate, and the princess' death is unclear, how can he not pursue it to the end?

She didn't know the relationship between the queen and Princess Pingliu, but King Pingliu was really indifferent to this girl. On that day, he resisted the marriage in the hall, and he didn't even look at the queen.But... after all, my sister-in-law's dearest relative, why did she want to kill her with poison?Prince Ping was quite concerned about this matter, and it seemed that the last question he asked was whether his mother and concubine really died at the hands of the queen.

King Pingjun paused for a moment, but said: "If it's not Your Majesty, then who is it that has insisted on putting the ministers to death for so many years?"

Xin Yu also seemed a little surprised, looked at him carefully for a long time, but finally replied: "It's not me."

If you don't answer.

King Pingjun didn't ask any more questions, he just lowered his hands and said, "I know."

The mourning hall fell silent again.

With a pale lamp, a pale coffin, and a pale curtain, Prince Ping knelt down in front of the altar, his face cold and pale.

"You heard it all." Prince Ping lowered his eyebrows and said in a very soft voice, the tone was almost gentle.But Rong Yu only felt that the voice seemed to come from the netherworld, it was cold and faintly bleak.She answered him in the same tone: "Don't worry, the king."

Rong Yu went a long way, turned around, and saw King Ping Kneeling in the mourning hall in the same posture, motionless, as if he was already stiff.

(End of this chapter)